Xiao Hai - Daily Mandarin Lesson

Meaning

    child

Pronunciation

    Tone marks: ► xiǎo hái
    Tone numbers: xiao3 hai2

Chinese Characters

    Traditional: 小孩
    Simplified: 小孩

    First Character: 小 (xiǎo) – small; tiny; few; young
    Second Character: 孩 (hái) – child

Examples of Xiǎo Hái

    ► Wǒ yǒu liǎng gè xiǎohái.
    我有兩個小孩｡
    我有两个小孩｡
    I have two children.

    ► Nèigè xiǎohái hěn tiáopí.
    那個小孩很調皮｡
    那个小孩很调皮｡
    That child is very naughty.